====== 2.C.7.a - Copper Production ======
===== Short description =====
Within this NFR subcategory, SO2, PM2.5, PM10, TSP, PCDD/F, HCB, As, Cd, Cu, Hg, and Pb emissions from the production of copper are reported.
^ Category Code ^ Method ||||^ AD ||||^ EF |||||
| 2.C.7.a | T1 ||||| AS ||||| D, CS |||||
^ ^ NOx ^ NMVOC ^ SO2 ^ NH3 ^ PM2.5 ^ PM10 ^ TSP ^ BC ^ CO ^ Pb ^ Cd ^ Hg ^ Diox ^ PAH ^ HCB ^
| Key Category: | - | - | -/- | - | -/- | -/- | -/- | - | - | -/- | L/- | -/- | -/- | - | L/- |
===== Method =====
=== Activity data ===
The yearly production figures were taken from the annual statistical report of the German association for non-ferrous metals**[[#Bibliography| [Lit. 1]]]**. For 2021 the production figure for primary copper was directly taken from the producer whereas for secondary copper no updating was possible.
=== Emission factors ===
The emission factors are either default values according to the 2019 EMEP/EEA air pollutant emission inventory guidebook**[[#Bibliography| [Lit. 2]]]** or determined in several research projects or from companies environmental reports **[[#Bibliography| [Lit. 3]]]**.
__Table 1: Tier 1 emission factors applied for entire time series (primary and secondary copper production)__
^ ^ EF ^ Unit ^ Source ^
^ HCB | 1 | mg/t | Emission guidebook 2019 **[[#Bibliography| [Lit. 2]]]** |
^ PCDD/F | 2.9 | µg/t | Emission guidebook 2019 **[[#Bibliography| [Lit. 2]]]** |
__Table 2: Emission factors applied for primary copper production in 2021__
| ^ EF ^ Unit ^ Source ^
^ TSP | 0.09 | kg/t | Aurubis **[[#Bibliography| [Lit. 4]]]** |
^ PM10 | 0.0765 | kg/t | Calculated from Aurubis **[[#Bibliography| [Lit. 4]]]** |
^ PM2.5 | 0.063 | kg/t | Calculated from Aurubis **[[#Bibliography| [Lit. 4]]]** |
^ SO2 | 3.6 | kg/t | Aurubis **[[#Bibliography| [Lit. 4]]]** |
^ As | 0.8 | g/t | Aurubis **[[#Bibliography| [Lit. 4]]]** |
^ Cd | 15 | g/t | Emission guidebook 2019 **[[#Bibliography| [Lit. 2]]]** |
^ Cu | 13.8 | g/t | Aurubis **[[#Bibliography| [Lit. 4]]]** |
^ Hg | 0.031 | g/t | Emission guidebook 2019 **[[#Bibliography| [Lit. 2]]]** |
^ Pb | 3.1 | g/t | Aurubis **[[#Bibliography| [Lit. 4]]]** |
__Table 3: Emission factors applied for secondary copper production in 2021__
| ^ EF ^ Unit ^ Source ^
^ TSP | 0.100 | kg/t | PAREST **[[#Bibliography| [Lit. 5]]]** |
^ PM10 | 0.085 | kg/t | PAREST **[[#Bibliography| [Lit. 5]]]** |
^ PM2.5 | 0.07 | kg/t | PAREST **[[#Bibliography| [Lit. 5]]]** |
^ SO2 | 3.0 | kg/t | Emission guidebook 2019 **[[#Bibliography| [Lit. 2]]]** |
^ As | 2 | g/t | Emission guidebook 2019 **[[#Bibliography| [Lit. 2]]]** |
^ Cd | 486.428 | mg/t | NE-G-K **[[#Bibliography| [Lit. 3]]]** |
^ Cu | 46,088.62 | mg/t | NE-G-K **[[#Bibliography| [Lit. 3]]]** |
^ Hg | 2.644 | mg/t | NE-G-K **[[#Bibliography| [Lit. 3]]]** |
^ Pb | 21,977.15 | mg/t | NE-G-K **[[#Bibliography| [Lit. 3]]]** |
===== Recalculations =====
With **activity data and emission factors remaining unrevised**, no recalculations were carried out compared to Submission 2022.
===== Planned improvements =====
No category specific improvements are planned.
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===== Bibliography =====
**Lit. 1:** German association for non-ferrous metals (WirtschaftsVereinigung Metalle): Annual statistical report: https:https://www.wvmetalle.de \\
**Lit. 2:** EMEP/EEA air pollutant emission inventory guidebook 2019, https://www.eea.europa.eu/publications/emep-eea-guidebook-2019\\
**Lit. 3:** Ökopol, IER, IZT, IfG: Bereitstellung einer qualitätsgesicherten Datengrundlage für die Emissionsberichterstattung zur Umsetzung von internationalen Luftreinhalte- und Klimaschutzvereinbarungen für ausgewählte Industriebranchen \\Teilvorhaben 2: NE-Metallindustrie, Kalkindustrie, Gießereien. \\
**Lit. 4:** Aurubis, Umwelterklärung 2020. 2020, Aurubis AG, https://www.aurubis.com/verantwortung/kennzahlen-und-berichterstattung \\
**Lit. 5:** PAREST, UBA Texte | 48/2013, https://www.umweltbundesamt.de/publikationen/beschreibung-minderungsmassnahmen-im-projekt-parest \\